Data center profile · 3875 and 3800 River Road, Tonawanda, Erie County, New York (former Tonawanda Coke plant)

Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus

Proposed 300 MW (press), $2B data center for an unnamed AI tenant on the former Tonawanda Coke site near Buffalo, paused amid cleanup and moratoriums.

Paused, cleanup only. The developer asked in June 2026 to pause site plan review pending NYISO and National Grid power information. A one-year town moratorium (Aug. 3, 2026) bars new data-center applications of 20 MW or more; a state order holds permits.
300 MW
grid draw proposed (press)
from National Grid through a new on-site substation; no agreement
$2B
investment stated for the project (press)
including a reported $50M substation
495,000 sq ft
data center building in the town application
three phases; 440-page application
Aug. 3, 2026
town one-year moratorium adopted
covers data centers of 20 MW or more
OperatorRiverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc. (Jon Williams and John Yensan)
CustomerUnnamed AI tenant, codenamed KANSO in the drawings; no lease or letter of intent reported
Planned IT capacity240 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company or utility power figure)
Next deadlineOct. 2026: Comments due on the draft scope of the state's large-load environmental review
Permits

Permits checklist

2 pending · 1 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup generators), and what we found.

Risks

Why it stopped, what could revive it

Power

Power and the grid

None energized or contracted yet

National Grid via NYISO (proposed)Requested, not agreed
300 MW
press-reported draw; NYISO queue position requested; no interconnection or service agreement Dataset · Oct. 2026
Proposed

Getting on the grid

Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.

  1. May 2026
    Application presented
    The developer presents a 300 MW plan with a new on-site substation to the town Planning Board (press). News report · May 2026
  2. June 2026
    Review paused for power data
    The developer pauses review while it waits for NYISO and National Grid on availability, upgrade costs and timelines (press). see Permits
  3. Sept. 18, 2026
    State review scope issued
    The Public Service Commission accepts the draft scope for its large-load environmental review; comments are due Oct. 20, 2026. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
  4. Not set
    No service agreement
    No interconnection, electric service or power purchase agreement is on the public record. News report · Oct. 2026
Queue positions on record
  1. Jan. 31, 2025
    NYISO queue 1726
    300 MW, large load listed in NYISO interconnection queue, at Huntley-Packard 230kV line 78 State agency · Feb. 2026
  2. Jan. 31, 2025
    NYISO queue 1726
    300 MW, in queue, at Huntley - Packard 230kV line 78 Dataset · Oct. 2026
Money

Money on record

$2B
stated project investment (press)
tenant unnamed News report · May 2026
$370,000
paid for the site in 2019 (press)
back taxes and fees out of bankruptcy News report · Oct. 2019
~$100M
reported cleanup spending by the developer side (press)
no audited figure News report · Oct. 2026
$4.94M
Honeywell's estimated cost for its part of the cleanup
Superfund section, about 8 months from July 2026 State agency · July 2026

Not on record: tax incentive, host agreement or PILOT: no county IDA application found Local government · Oct. 2026

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Oct. 15, 2018
    Site Tonawanda Coke files for Chapter 11 after shutting its coke plant. Court filing · Oct. 2026
  2. Oct. 10, 2019
    Site Riverview buys the site out of bankruptcy for $370,000 in back taxes and fees (press). News report · Oct. 2019
  3. Feb. 14, 2020
    Permits State executes the Brownfield Cleanup Agreement and states the plan is a data center campus after cleanup. State agency · Feb. 2020
  4. Aug. 28, 2024
    Permits State issues the final remedy for the cleanup site. State agency · Aug. 2024
  5. May 2026
    Site Developer presents a 300 MW, 495,000 sq ft data center application to the town Planning Board (press). News report · May 2026
  6. June 3, 2026
    Permits Item pulled from the Planning Board agenda at the developer's request; the developer disputes calling it on hold (press). News report · June 2026
  7. July 8, 2026
    Site Cleanup work begins at the developer's cleanup site and at Honeywell's Superfund section. State agency · July 2026
  8. July 14, 2026
    Permits Governor Hochul's order holds state data-center permits of 50 MW or more until the state review is done (press). News report · July 2026
  9. Aug. 3, 2026
    Permits Town Board adopts a one-year data-center moratorium (press). News report · Aug. 2026
  10. Oct. 2026
    Permits Comments due on the draft scope of the state's large-load review. Utility regulator · Sept. 2026
The buildings

Specs

495,000 sq ft
data center on the main parcel; three phases
News report · May 2026
140 acres
press figure for the campus; the cleanup site is 86.46 acres
State agency · July 2026
Late 2026 to 2027
developer's May 2026 plan: break ground late 2026, finish end of 2027 (press)
News report · May 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc.: owner and developer
  • Jon Williams and John Yensan: developers
  • Ontario Specialty Contracting: affiliated cleanup contractor
Decision-makers
  • Town of Tonawanda Planning Board and Town Board
  • NYSDEC: cleanup oversight and future state permits
  • NYISO and National Grid: power availability
Counterparties
  • Honeywell International: responsible for the Superfund sections
  • HDR Engineering: architect of the application
Opponents
  • Clean Air Coalition of WNY
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

158 records from 38 documents

Drawn from news reports, state agency records, public and commercial datasets, court filings, company statements, utility regulator dockets and local government records, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 16State agency 13Dataset 5Court filing 2Company 1Utility regulator 1Local government 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (31)
  • large load interconnection request: load interconnection request in queue (NYISO Project Status #6)
    “"Data & Technology Campus"; "Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc."; "Huntley - Packard 230kV line 78"”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • NYISO large-load queue context: 48 large-load projects totalling 12,244 MW were in the queue as of Feb 28, 2026 (NYISO table reproduced by NYSRC); this campus's 300 MW request is one of them. Statewide figure, NOT this c
    “Large Loads from the NYISO Interconnection Queue as of February 28th, 2026”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade A
  • Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 16.08 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest gas pipeline: 2.14 km (, Natural Gas Line; operator not mapped); the nearest pipeline of any kind is an untagged at 0.56 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 19.37 km
    Measured on OpenStreetMap map data.
    OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
  • Interconnection status: NYISO load queue position Q1726 (Data & Technology Campus, Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, 300 MW peak load, Erie County, POI Huntley - Packard 230kV, filed Jan. 31, 2025) is the campus own
    “Load Projects”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • EPA mobilizes to the site for emergency response, including air monitoring during the shutdown and securing on-site chemicals.
    “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) mobilized to the site on October 17, 2018 to perform emergency response activities”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Utility service: 300 MW
    “4 A Erie 1726 Data & Technology Campus Huntley - Packard 230kV line 78 NM-NG 300 1/31/2025 12/31/2025 01-2027”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • large load interconnection request: large load listed in NYISO interconnection queue (Feb 28, 2026 snapshot); in-service date listed 01-2027
    “4 A Erie 1726 Data & Technology Campus Huntley - Packard 230kV line 78 NM-NG 300 1/31/2025 12/31/2025 01-2027”
    State agency · Feb. 2026 · grade B
  • Registry status: REMEDIATION ONLY - NO DATA CENTER PERMIT; The site's agency record is environmental cleanup, not construction: the former Tonawanda Coke property at 3875 River Road was accepted into NYSDEC's Brownfield
    “The Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc. (RITC) property, herein referred to as the 'site,' was formerly part of the manufacturing facility operated by the Tonawanda Coke Corporation (TCC)”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade B
  • Utility: National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.) - the facility would draw 300 MW from the National Grid system through a new on-site substation per the application; NYISO interconnection queue position #1726 filed
    “The facility would draw 300 megawatts from the National Grid system through a new on-site substation”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • IT capacity: not stated
    “could be home to a 300MW, 500,000 sq ft (46,450 sqm) data center development”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stated campus size: not stated
    “The facility would draw 300 megawatts from the National Grid system through a new on-site substation.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • On-site generation: not stated
    “The facility would draw 300 megawatts from the National Grid system through a new on-site substation.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Power plan: grid (proposed)
    “The facility would draw 300 megawatts from the National Grid system through a new on-site substation.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Construction stage: none (no data-center construction; state-supervised site remediation only)
    “the developers have paused their application for a 300MW project due to a backlog with the New York Independent System Operator”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Brownfield remediation of the former coke plant continues under NYSDEC's BCP; National Grid is upgrading the adjacent Huntley switchyard (~$50M) built for the retired Huntley plant
    “Work continues to clean up the contaminated site of a former coke plant in New York State, but at the same time, developers have put forward plans to build a new data center on the property”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Interconnection status: In study (NYISO queue #1726, 300 MW) but locally paused: the developer presented the 300 MW campus to the Town of Tonawanda in May 2026 and pulled the town application in June 2026 because NYISO c
    “By the first week of June, he had pulled the application.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Substation: New on-site substation (proposed, unnamed; reported ~$50M)
    “a $2 billion data center campus drawing 300 megawatts, with its own $50 million substation”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Moratorium local: Town of Tonawanda Local Law (2026), Town of Tonawanda Moratorium on Data Centers: for one year, no application for a building permit or site plan approval for any data center with peak demand of 20 MW o
    “no application for a building permit or site plan approval for development of any data center with peak demand of 20 MW or more may be filed, accepted or processed by the Town of Tonawanda”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Moratorium state: NY Executive Order No. 62 (Jul 14, 2026): DEC must hold in abeyance discretionary permit applications for data centers that consume or can consume 50 MW or more that were not deemed complete before Jul
    “The governor's executive order directs the state Dept. of Environmental Conservation to hold in abeyance pending applications for discretionary permits, approvals and licenses not deemed complete before July 14”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Grid operator: NYISO
    “They stated they are awaiting further details and clarification from NYISO and National Grid before continuing the town review process.”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Interconnection status: NYISO interconnection requested (Queue Position #1726 per the application); study results were expected April 2026; as of Oct 2026 no interconnection agreement executed and the developer is still
    “RITC has filed for NYISO interconnection at Queue Position #1726, with study results expected in April 2026.”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Opposition: Organized opposition led by the Clean Air Coalition of WNY (campaign launched May 20, 2026); residents addressed the June 2026 Planning Board meeting (noise, health legacy of Tonawanda Coke); coalition advoca
    “fighting for a renewable energy industrial use of the former Tonawanda Coke site (the Riverview Innovation Tech Campus, where a data center is now proposed”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • RITC pauses the SEQRA/site-plan review pending NYISO/National Grid information on power availability, upgrade costs and timelines; Supervisor Flynn publicly characterises the project as on hold; the developer insists it
    “data center plans for Tonawanda Coke site on hold”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Clean Air Coalition of WNY launches its Tonawanda data-center campaign (community meeting, May 20, 2026); seeks renewable/storage reuse and keeps a petition in circulation.
    “fighting for a renewable energy industrial use of the former Tonawanda Coke site”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Square feet: 500000 sq ft
    “could be home to a 300MW, 500,000 sq ft (46,450 sqm) data center development”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Utility service: 300 MW
    “The facility would draw 300 megawatts from the National Grid system through a new on-site substation.”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Utility: National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation)
    “draw 300 megawatts from the National Grid system through a new on-site substation”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • RITC presents the data-center application to the Town Planning Board; project publicly reported as 300 MW / ~500,000 sq ft / up to $2B, tenant unnamed (KANSO).
    “have put forward plans for a new data center development at the property”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • The town data-center application (440 pages) is in public circulation and under community review; RITC had publicly targeted a Phase I start as early as Q3 2026 (Clean Air Coalition community meeting notice, Apr 16, 2026
    “RITC has said they intend to move quickly, with Phase I potentially beginning as early as Quarter 3 (Q3) of this year.”
    News report · April 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (18)
  • Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (NY BCP): incentive On DEC approval of the Final Engineering Report and issuance of a Certificate of Completion, the applicant is eligible for BCP tax credits for cleanup and redevelopment co
    “the applicant would be eligible for tax credits to offset the costs of performing cleanup activities and for redevelopment of the site”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade A
  • Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (NY BCP): execution Executed; Index No. C915353-02-20
    “attached is a fully executed copy of the Brownfield Cleanup Agreement for the Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus Site”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (NY BCP): scope Site consists of approximately 86.460 acres at 3875 River Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150
    “The Site subject to this Brownfield Cleanup Agreement consists of approximately 86.460 acres”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (NY BCP): termination Either party (Applicant or Department) may terminate consistent with 6 NYCRR 375-3.5(b), (c) and (d) on written notification to the parties listed in Paragraph IV
    “Applicant or the Department may terminate this Agreement consistent with the provisions of 6 NYCRR sections 375-3.5(b), (c), and (d) by providing written notification”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (NY BCP): condition If the applicant's information/certifications are not materially accurate and complete, the agreement is null and void ab initio 15 days after DEC notification (obligation
    “shall be null and void ab initio fifteen (15) days after the Department's notification of such inaccuracy or incompleteness”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (NY BCP): scope Disputes under the agreement are limited to Departmental decisions on remedial activities; no challenge to the statute or regulation is authorized
    “any disputes pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to Departmental decisions on remedial activities”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • State Superfund Consent Order: finding FINDING: the executed consent order text (index number, termination, cost and schedule clauses) was not retrieved in this run; only DEC's announcement and the July 2026 OU02 fact sh
    “DEC today also announced the execution of a consent order under the State Superfund Program with Honeywell International”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • State Superfund Consent Order: scope Honeywell accepted responsibility for cleanup of three separate sections (Operable Units) of the former Tonawanda Coke property outside the BCP boundary under the State Superfund Prog
    “execution of a new consent order with Honeywell International to hold the company responsible for the cleanup of other sections of the former plant site”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade B
  • Development / incentive agreements: finding FINDING: no executed development agreement, host-community agreement, PILOT or other incentive agreement for the data center exists in the public record; no ECIDA application o
    “The Erie County Industrial Development Agency (ECIDA) supports economic growth across Erie County”
    Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Power / interconnection agreements: finding FINDING: no executed interconnection agreement, electric service agreement or power purchase agreement exists in the public record; the only power instrument is the NYISO inter
    “They stated they are awaiting further details and clarification from NYISO and National Grid before continuing the town review process.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenant / lease agreements: finding FINDING: no lease, LOI or tenant agreement has been disclosed; the tenant is identified only by the codename KANSO in the application drawings
    “for an unnamed AI tenant (referred to in drawings only as KANSO)”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Developer-side cleanup spending commonly reported at roughly $100 million across the RITC/OSC remediation of the Tonawanda Coke property; no audited figure in any source opened.
    “Ontario Specialty Contracting bought the derelict Tonawanda Coke property out of bankruptcy in 2019 and has spent years (and roughly $100M) cleaning it”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Tenants: Unnamed AI tenant, codenamed KANSO in the application drawings
    “proposing a 495,000-square-foot data center on the main parcel for an unnamed AI tenant (referred to in drawings only as KANSO)”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Tenant status: Unnamed, no tenant announced, no lease or LOI reported; a separate unnamed data center developer is reported as RITC's project partner
    “Williams and Yensan told BJ they have teamed up with an unnamed data center developer for the project, but has yet to name the company.”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Stated capital cost: 2000000000 USD
    “Up to $2 billion could be invested in the project.”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Land price: 370000 USD
    “Acting through Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus Inc., Williams paid $370,000 on Thursday afternoon for back taxes, assessments and fees”
    News report · Oct. 2019 · grade C
  • Bankruptcy court orders a public auction; the September 23, 2019 auction draws no bidders, and the court approves RITC's purchase agreement shortly after.
    “The auction never took place because no one showed up to bid on Sept. 23, so U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Carl L. Bucki canceled it and approved Williams' purchase agreement”
    News report · Oct. 2019 · grade C
  • Purchase closes: RITC pays $370,000 for back taxes, assessments and fees; the bid itself was reported as $1 (only bid).
    “Williams paid $370,000 on Thursday afternoon for back taxes, assessments and fees”
    News report · Oct. 2019 · grade C
Permits and government (27)
  • PSC issues the Notice of Positive Declaration and accepts the Draft Scope for the large-load GEIS in Case 26-E-0045; draft-scope comments due October 20, 2026, the proceeding whose completion gates any future DEC permit
    “Comments on the Draft Scope will be accepted if they are filed with the Secretary to the Commission before 4:30 p.m. on October 20, 2026.”
    Utility regulator · Sept. 2026 · grade A
  • Acres: 86.46 acres
    “The 86.46-acre site is generally bordered by the Huntley fly-ash landfill and vacant property to the north”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade A
  • BCP remedial action: remedial action began under DEC-approved RAWP
    “DEC has determined that the Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) protects public health and the environment and has approved the plan.”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade A
  • SSF remedial action (OU02): remedial action to begin (Honeywell)
    “Cleanup activities are expected to begin in July 2026, and last about 8 months. The estimated cost to implement the cleanup is $4,936,000.”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade A
  • DEC fact sheets: remedial action to begin at BCP Site C915353 (RITC) and at Superfund OU02 (Honeywell) in July 2026, remediation proceeds independently of the paused application.
    “Cleanup activities are expected to begin in July 2026 and last over one year.”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade A
  • BCP remedy selection (Decision Document): decision document issued
    “This document presents the remedy for the Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus site a brownfield cleanup site.”
    State agency · Aug. 2024 · grade A
  • DEC issues the BCP Decision Document selecting the remedy for Site C915353.
    “This document presents the remedy for the Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus site”
    State agency · Aug. 2024 · grade A
  • SSF amended record of decision (Site 109): amended record of decision issued
    “Fact Sheet.HW.915055.2024-06-19.Site109 AROD Issued.pdf”
    State agency · June 2024 · grade A
  • Brownfield Cleanup Agreement: agreement executed; site accepted into BCP
    “formally accepts Riverview's application into the state's Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP)”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • BCA executed and site accepted into the BCP; DEC announces the Honeywell Superfund consent order; DEC states Riverview plans to redevelop the property as a data center campus once cleanup is complete (then estimated 2024
    “Once the cleanup is completed, estimated by 2024, Riverview plans to redevelop the property as a data center campus”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • Brownfield Cleanup Program application: application filed
    “Application.BCP.C915353.2019-11-14.BCP Application.pdf”
    State agency · Nov. 2019 · grade A
  • RITC files its Brownfield Cleanup Program application for the 3875 River Road site (DEC deems it complete Dec 3, 2019).
    “Application.BCP.C915353.2019-11-14.BCP Application.pdf”
    State agency · Nov. 2019 · grade A
  • Permitting jurisdiction: Town of Tonawanda Planning Board (site plan + SEQRA) and Town Board (zoning/moratorium); NYSDEC (BCP/SSF remediation; future discretionary permits held under EO 62); NY PSC Case 26-E-0045 (large-
    “a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) will be prepared in connection with the Public Service Commission's proceeding to address interconnection reforms for large loads”
    Utility regulator · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Brownfield Cleanup Program site acceptance (Brownfield Cleanup Agreement): Accepted February 2020; remediation/investigation ongoing (Draft Remedial Investigation Report Aug 2023; TENORM investigation drafts Sep 2024-Jan
    “In February 2020, this 28-acre portion of the TCC property was accepted into the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade B
  • State Superfund consent order: consent order executed (Honeywell)
    “which accepted responsibility for the cleanup of three separate sections-called Operable Units-on the Tonawanda Coke property that are outside of the BCP boundary”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade B
  • Air permit (data center): no application found
    “Agreement.BCP.C915353.2020-02-14.Executed BCA.pdf”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Sponsors put a 300 MW / 500,000 sq ft data center plan (up to $2B investment) before the Town of Tonawanda planning board; construction could run concurrently with the ongoing cleanup
    “Up to $2 billion could be invested in the project. Plans include breaking ground late this year and finishing the project by the end of 2027”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Local moratorium (local law): local law adopted
    “For a period of one (1) year from and after the effective date of this local law”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Town of Tonawanda adopts its own one-year moratorium on data centers of 20 MW or more (unanimous, after public hearing).
    “the town board voted unanimously on August 3 to freeze any data center over 20 megawatts for a year”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Town of Tonawanda Town Board: Public hearing and adoption of Local Law (2026), Town of Tonawanda Moratorium on Data Centers (one year; data centers with peak demand of 20 MW or more)
    “no application for a building permit or site plan approval for development of any data center with peak demand of 20 MW or more may be filed, accepted or processed”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
  • Governor Hochul roundtable, Ken-Ton Municipal Building, Town of Tonawanda: Governor highlights EO 62 statewide moratorium; Tonawanda Coke proposal discussed with local officials and residents
    “I know Tonawanda is contemplating its own moratorium. There's a large data center proposed for the Tonawanda Coke site.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • State permit abeyance (EO 62): discretionary permits for data centers of 50 MW or more held in abeyance
    “Until DPS has finalized its GEIS, DEC will pause any new discretionary permit or other approval for data centers that consume or can consume 50 MW or more.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Governor Hochul signs Executive Order No. 62: DEC may not issue new discretionary permits for data centers of 50 MW or more (applications not deemed complete before this date) until the DPS GEIS is complete, expected to
    “New York state has issued a one-year moratorium on new data centers”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Town of Tonawanda Planning Board: Data center item paused/removed from agenda at applicant's request; residents addressed the board on the proposal
    “data center plans for Tonawanda coke site on hold”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Town site plan / SEQRA application: review paused at applicant's request
    “The company paused the SEQRA and site plan review process with the Planning Board while awaiting this information”
    News report · June 2026 · grade C
  • Town site plan / SEQRA application: application presented
    “according to plans put before the Town of Tonawanda planning board”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Town of Tonawanda Planning Board: RITC data center application presented (Jon Williams): 495,000 sq ft data center, 300 MW, new on-site substation, $2B investment
    “have put forward plans for a new data center development at the property”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
Legal (2)
  • Tonawanda Coke Corporation files Chapter 11 in the Western District of New York (Case 1:18-bk-12156-CLB), citing more than $2 million in debts.
    “Case 1-18-12156-CLB”
    Court filing · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tonawanda Coke Corporation is convicted in federal court (WDNY) of 14 counts under the Clean Air Act and RCRA; about $12.5 million in criminal fines and community payments followed (widely reported).
    “Tonawanda Coke was found guilty in 2013 of fourteen federal crimes under the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Site and other (20)
  • Name: Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus
    “Site Name: Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus; Site No.: C915353”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • County code: Erie County, NY (36029)
    “Location of Site: 3875 River Road, Erie County, Tonawanda, NY 14150”
    State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
  • Remediation status: BCP Site C915353 remedial action began July 2026 under a DEC-approved Remedial Action Work Plan (expected to last over one year); State Superfund Site 915055 OU02 remedial action by Honeywell also beg
    “Cleanup activities are expected to begin in July 2026 and last over one year.”
    State agency · July 2026 · grade A
  • Developer: Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc. (RITC)
    “Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc., 333 Ganson Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, hereinafter referred to as Applicant”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • Address: 3875 River Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150 (BCP parcel); campus also includes 3800 River Road (SSF Site 108, OU3)
    “Location of Site: 3875 River Road, Erie County, Tonawanda, NY 14150”
    State agency · Feb. 2020 · grade A
  • County code: 36029
    “FCC census block find for latitude 42.979769 longitude -78.934086 returned County FIPS 36029, name Erie County, block 360290084002010”
    Dataset · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Owner companies: Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc.
    “Riverview Innovation & Technology Campus, Inc. owns the former Tonawanda Coke property.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Honeywell's predecessor sells the site and business to Tonawanda Coke Corporation after a fire damaged much of the facility.
    “In 1978, after a fire damaged much of the facility, Honeywell's predecessor sold the site and the business, as is, where is, to the Tonawanda Coke Corporation.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Tonawanda Coke initiates shutdown of the coke plant (operations cease) amid DEC enforcement and insolvency.
    “On or about October 14, 2018, Tonawanda Coke Corporation initiated the shutdown of its coke plant.”
    Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
  • Project status: proposed - on temporary hold
    “At this time the Riverview Innovation Tech Campus data center at the former Tonawanda Coke site is on a temporary hold - we expect this proposal will be brought back in the future”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Aliases: Tonawanda Coke site data center; Data Innovation Technology Centre (RITC)
    “the quiet ongoing development towards the Data Innovation Technology Centre at the Riverview Innovation Tech Campus, formerly Tonawanda Coke”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Stage: stalled
    “A former coke coal plant in nearby Tonawanda is also being eyed for a potential data center campus, but those plans are reportedly on hold.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Current target date: not stated
    “By the first week of June, he had pulled the application.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Coke production begins at the River Road plant under Honeywell predecessor companies (Semet-Solvay/Allied Chemical era); plant operated by predecessors until 1977.
    “coke production company that has been polluting Tonawanda since it opened in 1917”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Acres: 140 acres
    “The 140-acre campus, at 3875 and 3800 River Road, formerly the Tonawanda Coke Corp. plant”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Original target date: 2027
    “breaking ground late this year and finishing the project by the end of 2027”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Water use stated: 33050 gallons/day
    “Total water demand at full Phase 1-3 buildout is reported as 33,050 gallons per day”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Cooling: closed-loop (application states no wet cooling)
    “there will be no wet cooling that produces water vapor or other particulates”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Phases: 3 phases
    “Total water demand at full Phase 1-3 buildout is reported as 33,050 gallons per day”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • Announced: May 2026
    “the owners of the Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus site in Tonawanda, Erie County, have put forward plans for a new data center development”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C